Posts by Jim 'Zig' Zeigler

Now to March 14 is the best time for Alabama skywatchers to see an alignment of the moon and planets.

A major project has synchronized 682 stoplights in the Mobile area.

Two historic murals are being removed from the Mobile Civic Center and preserved.

A new $30 million Silverhill Elementary School was opened in Baldwin County.

The first face-to-face of candidates for the open seat of Mayor of Mobile will be Feb. 12. Connie Hudson vs. Spiro Cheriogotis.

The next mayor of Mobile will be paid $195,000 a year after the city council approved a raise of $70,000 a year.

A public prayer rally will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. on the steps of the Alabama State House.

Bill Cabaniss of Mt. Brook died Feb. 2. He served his family, his business, his state and the Republican party.

Writers and readers gather in "the literary capital of Alabama," Monroeville for the annual Literary Fest Feb. 27-March 1.

The National Maritime Museum in Mobile has created a Historian-in-Residence and hired author John Sledge.

City elections in Tuscaloosa are on March 4, and the candidate fields are now set.

Tulsi Gabbard trained in 2007-2008 at Alabama Military Academy at Anniston's Ft. McClellan.

Former senior aide to the newly-retired State Chief Justice has been hired by the state AG. He will work in capital murder cases.

Martha Foy of Dothan has died at 93, a builder of the Alabama Republican Party.

Alabama Republicans encountered a new friend as they flew to the presidential inauguration. They were shocked to find out that he was later aboard the doomed American Airlines flight.

A tribute to the Beatles comes to Foley's OWA Theater Feb. 7-8 on the 60th anniversary of the British Invasion.

The NCAA national championship competition in beach volleyball will be in Gulf Shores on May 2-4. Fires along California beaches forced the move from Huntingdon Beach.

Two states stood out in improvements on "The Nation's Report Card," Alabama and Louisiana. NAEP results released here.

Conway Twitty and Loretta toured together in the 70s and 80s. Their grandchildren recreate that show in Enterprise Friday.

Vestavia Hills, Alabama's Miss America Abbie Stockard is bold about her Christian faith, and that story is up nationally on Fox News.

Jan's Beach House Grill will remain open in Montgomery despite earlier reports of its demise.

Two new members of the State Board of Education will be sworn in Tuesday at the state capitol.

Frank McQueen of Andalusia, wanted for the 2020 murder of an Andalusia father, was arrested Friday in Ohio.

New song and video "Waltz Over Alabama" is a musical trip through the state and the history of its difference-making people.

Newsmax will feature Montgomery attorney Melissa Isaak and her client Mathew Purdy, who won a not guilty verdict in J6 trials. Sunday at 10:20 a.m.

A fire destroyed 67-year-old Mary's Pit BBQ in east Huntsville.

Diners were blessed with unexpected dinner music at Fort Payne's McDonald's as the Louisiana-Monroe student choir broke out in 'God Bless America.'